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Confirmed Signing Dwight McNeil

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Been thinking about it a bit more and he does offer a lot of what we are missing

- An actual left footer
- Good carrier of the ball
- Can beat a man
- Comfortable in possession
- Good ball retention in tight spaces and when under pressure

Now just get us a CM and some reasonable support/back up for DCL and the squad will be in a healthier state despite losing Richarlison.
 
Toffe3m4n said:
He. Is. Twenty. Two. Years. Old.

Our. Squad. Is. Crap.

?‍♂️
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Both undeniable facts. Neither mean McNeil is a good buy. As a I said my expectations are limited (not non-existent) and I hope he exceeds them. He has positive attributes as I acknowledge but it is hope not analysis to think he will magically transform his end product in our crap team vs Burnley’s crap team. Nothing wrong with a little hope but let us not pretend it is more than that.
 

Lanolin said:
Again, not really what I mean. City may only have one way of playing but it's a multidimensional style in itself so they aren't 'one dimensional'. They pass the ball around but they're looking for ways to break you down and can score all different types of goals, with players from all over the pitch contributing. They have a wide range of skillsets in the team, and if you take one player out it doesn't bring the whole thing crashing down. Our current side (and again i'm not suggesting this can't change) has very little creativity, a lack of real pace, no ability to keep hold of the ball and only one player with any sort of goalscoring record. It is difficult to see what type of goals we can score other than crosses into the box (see pre-season for confirmation). Whether you call it one dimensional or not is just semantics really, but the players we have available to us at the moment will not be giving any managers headaches about how they can stop us.
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All I'm saying is that we are better off and more difficult to play against with more balance in the team.
 
Dixie1sixty said:
All I'm saying is that we are better off and more difficult to play against with more balance in the team.
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Which isn't something i've disagreed with. There's obviously an awful lot more to a team being balanced than just sticking a left footer in there like, but I agree with you that having a left footer available is better than not having one.
 
7 goals from 133 appearances does concern me like. I know Burnley are a low scoring team (last two seasons 34 and 33 goals scored), and they're whole team will need to be behind the ball for most games, but an attacking player should get a little more than that.

I think I'm more concerned about pace. Because if Everton go for people like Gilmour or Winks before the window closes we could be struggling for it.

I'm just about in favour of him, mostly due to his age, wealth of experience and willingness to track back.
 
Lanolin said:
Which isn't something i've disagreed with. There's obviously an awful lot more to a team being balanced than just sticking a left footer in there like, but I agree with you that having a left footer available is better than not having one.
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I don't think he's any old left footer though. I think he is talented and still has time to develop. His crossing is already very good and he can keep the ball and beat a man and he's good defensively. I think he will improve us and many will be surprised.
 

Toffe3m4n said:
Mate, he's a better bet than 31 year old injured Andros Townsend at this point and I rated Townsend early last season.

Why overreact?? What's the point in that?
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He is better than an old injured Townsend, yes, so are most up and coming players. I dont think pointing out that McNeil isnt very good is over reacting at all.

Dixie1sixty said:
Stop parroting nonsense.
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The player himself said in a video they made him too fast in Fifa, as hes not very quick. But im guessing you’d know more about that than McNeil himself, who described himself with ‘i personally think im slow’ in the mentioned video.
We dont need another Gylfi, and this guy would be a similar type of player without any of the goals. Seems a nice fellow, but that doesnt win us points.
 
Nyhus said:
He is better than an old injured Townsend, yes, so are most up and coming players. I dont think pointing out that McNeil isnt very good is over reacting at all.


The player himself said in a video they made him too fast in Fifa, as hes not very quick. But im guessing you’d know more about that than McNeil himself, who described himself with ‘i personally think im slow’ in the mentioned video.
We dont need another Gylfi, and this guy would be a similar type of player without any of the goals. Seems a nice fellow, but that doesnt win us points.
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Have you ever heard of humility? Why are you obsessed with pace? Let's get Adama in shall we? Oh no wait, that link was universally panned as well. I've watched him play and he's not slow. Allan and Michael Keane are slow.
 
Nyhus said:
He is better than an old injured Townsend, yes, so are most up and coming players. I dont think pointing out that McNeil isnt very good is over reacting at all.


The player himself said in a video they made him too fast in Fifa, as hes not very quick. But im guessing you’d know more about that than McNeil himself, who described himself with ‘i personally think im slow’ in the mentioned video.
We dont need another Gylfi, and this guy would be a similar type of player without any of the goals. Seems a nice fellow, but that doesnt win us points.
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He's not lightening but he has good acceleration to beat a man. His burst to set up the first goal against us a couple of years ago showed that.
 
If you look at this guys strengths and weaknesses, it is clear he is not being brought in for goals and asissts. He is excellent defensivley and will no doubt be used not as an out and out winger
 

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